Description
Product Overview
Mitavite® Gumnuts®
The original & still the first choice of feed for aged horses & ponies. Gumnuts® are Australia’s original and most trusted feed especially formulated for aged horses and ponies. Highly nutritious, palatable and safe to feed, Gumnuts® provides a unique balance of vitamins and minerals specifically formulated to address the challenges of old age. Omega 3 oils, antioxidants and essential amino acids are provided in a highly digestible form. Gumnuts® reduces to a soft mash when water is added.
Ingredients
Contains grains including barley (pressure cooked and steam extruded), legumes, vegetable oils, vegetable protein meals, salt, electrolyte mineral salts, molasses and enriched with omega 3 oils added minerals and protexin.
| Daily Feeding Guide | |||||
| Maintenance | |||||
| Bodyweight | kg | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 |
| Gumnuts® | kg | 1.5 – 1.75 | 1.75 – 2 | 2.25 – 2.5 | 2.5 – 3 |
| Lucerne chaff or hay | kg | 1 – 1.25 | 1.5 – 1.75 | 2 – 2.25 | 2 – 2.5 |
| Cereal or pasture* | kg | 3.25 + | 4.5 + | 5 + | 7 + |
| Pleasure Riding | |||||
| Bodyweight | kg | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 |
| Gumnuts® | kg | 1.75 – 2 | 2 – 2.25 | 2.75 – 3 | 3.24 – 3.5 |
| Lucerne chaff or hay | kg | 1 – 1.25 | 1.5 – 1.75 | 2 – 2.25 | 2.25 – 2.5 |
| Cereal or pasture* | kg | 3 + | 4 + | 5 + | 6 + |
| Light Work | |||||
| Bodyweight | kg | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 |
| Gumnuts® | kg | 2 – 2.25 | 2.5 – 3 | 3 – 3.5 | 3.75 – 4.25 |
| Lucerne chaff or hay | kg | 1.25 – 1.5 | 2 – 2.25 | 2.5 – 3 | 3 – 3.5 |
| Cereal or pasture* | kg | 3 + | 4 + | 5 + | 6 + |
| Medium Work | |||||
| Bodyweight | kg | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 |
| Gumnuts® | kg | 2.5 – 2.75 | 2.75 – 3.25 | 3.5 – 4 | 4.25 – 4.75 |
| Lucerne chaff or hay | kg | 1.5 – 1.75 | 2.25 – 2.75 | 2.75 – 3.25 | 3.5 – 3.75 |
| Cereal or pasture* | kg | 3 + | 4 + | 5 + | 6 + |
| Regular Strenuous Work | |||||
| Bodyweight | kg | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 |
| Gumnuts® | kg | 3 – 3.25 | 3.75 – 4.25 | 4.5 – 5 | 5.5 – 6 |
| Lucerne chaff or hay | kg | 2 – 2.25 | 2.5 – 3 | 3 – 3.5 | 3.5 – 4 |
| Cereal or pasture* | kg | 3 + | 4 + | 5 + | 6 + |
Roughage (hay, chaff, pasture etc) should be fed at 1-1.5% of bodyweight. Amounts above are a guide. Total daily feed (concentrate + roughage) should be 2-3% of bodyweight depending on age, workload & climate. Refer to the exercise calculator to determine classification of workload. *Oaten or wheaten chaff or hay or pasture. *Oaten or wheaten chaff or hay or pasture. The feeding guides are for temperate climates. In tropical climates increase the amount of Gumnuts®.
Nutritional Content
| Analysis (as fed) | |||
| Energy De (mj/kg) | 14 | Protein % | 16 |
| Fat % | 7 | Fibre % | 8 |
| Nutrient Levels in 1kg | |||||
| Calcium | 12g | Magnesium | 5g | Niacin | 130mg |
| Phosphorus | 10g | Potassium | 12g | Thiamin | 28mg |
| Manganese | 190mg | Iron | 190mg | Vitamin B2 | 11mg |
| Copper | 80mg | Molybdenum | 1.2mg | Pantothenate | 28mg |
| Iodine | 1.32mg | Selenium | 0.3mg | Vitamin B6 | 12mg |
| Zinc | 200mg | Vitamin A | 11000iu | Vitamin B12 | 45ug |
| Cobalt | 0.45mg | Vitamin E | 330iu | Biotin | 1000ug |
| Chloride | 9g | Vitamin D | 1480iu | Choline | 1.7g |
| Sodium | 4.5g | Quinaquanone® | 1750ug | Folate | 10mg |
